Senecio Aureus is a remedy that is most likely under prescribed and is useful in many cases that may be mistaken for other remedies that have an affinity to hormonal and female problems. But it is a much bigger remedy than this.

Senecio Aureus is a member of the Compositae family of plants. It’s Latin name is derived from Senex meaning “old man” and Aureus meaning “golden”. This may be because the leaves around the calyx looks like an old man’s beard. The flowers grow in clusters to a height of two feet and look similar to yellow daisies. Common names for the plant are False Valarian, Golden Ragwort, Liferoot and Wild Valarian. Native Americans referred to it as Female Regulator and Squaw Weed because of it’s use for gynecological complaints.

It’s first proving was done by Small in 1866 and was published by Allen. It has an affinity to the female organs helping in the regulation of the menses as well as beneficial in complaints of the bladder, prostate, joints, kidneys, liver, mucous membranes, respiratory system, spermatic cord, spinal cord, teeth and urinary tract.

The mental symptoms help define the remedy even further. The client may have anxiety especially for others and moods swings. They may alternate between hysteria, nervousness and restlessness and gloominess, insomnia, despair and sadness. Homesickness or self-centeredness may be present. Other mental conditions of confusion, indecision, irritability, lovesickness, mania during pregnancy, manipulativeness, nail biting, overseriousness, and poor attention span could appear.

I recently had a case of a 44 year old woman who became pregnant. This pregnancy was unexpected and left her in a state of shock for a few days until the idea became familiar. Once she became comfortable in the thought of having another child she was filled with joy. But several weeks later she miscarried. She ended up in the hospital and was eventually given a D and C to remove the fetus.

When I saw her 5 days after her operation she was suffering from a very serious head and chest cold that had just come on in the last 3 days. I inquired about her mental state and she said she was alternating between sadness about the loss and relief that her ordeal was over. But her greatest concern was for her daughter who she had not told yet and who was very excited about having a sibling. She was very concerned for how she was going to feel and this weighed heavy on her. She complained of her head feeling like a ball, fever of 100.3 degrees, burning in her chest, and very thick mucous in her sinus. She wanted to lie down and not talk with people. When I asked about any abdominal pains from the D and C procedure she reported that there were gripping and lancinating pains, but were improving daily. She had stopped bleeding that day.

What was most striking to me was her mental state of alternating moods. She just couldn’t express how she felt because she was experiencing such alternating emotions between sadness and concern for her daughter and relief that her ordeal was coming to an end. The other part of her case was that all of this occurred after her miscarriage and abortion.

The rubrics I chose were;

Chest; pain, burning

Expectoration; thick

Mind; alternating moods.

Generalities; abortion, complaints after

Remedies that covered the case were Sepia, Kali-C, Kali-S, and Senec. Sepia is the only remedy that could be a comparable remedy with it’s stronger influence over the female organs. But the smaller remedy of Senecio Aureus fit like a hand in a glove, covering all aspects of the case with it’s affinity to the mucous membranes, burning and ball sensations and such a good remedy for abortion and when coryza comes instead of the menses.

I recommended the 30C potency and to take it one time per day until three days after she is feeling like the cold symptoms have passed. She reported the next day feeling much better with a lot less anxiety. Her cold symptoms were 70% better and her fever broke in the middle of the night.

By taking the proper rubrics it was an easy case to solve. It always amazes me how a remedy will have descriptions of a persons suffering that they didn’t even speak about. When the remedy is right it usually reveals itself even further. Hopefully this will help you so you never miss another Senecio Aureus case again.

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28 comments so far

Dr.Sarfaraz
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May 19, 2009

This is really a useful article.I think thatvery few give Snecio aureus(golden wart)usually sepia is recommended.So I find this article inspiring one.

It is really very useful article. Usual choice would be Sepia. Little attention is paid to Senec. I am thankful to you for the revealing article.
Thanking you and looking forward for more such tips.
Yours faithfully,
P.Venkatappaiah

Senecio aureus(Golden senecio) common problem amenorrhea,dysmenorrhea,flour albus of the prostate gland irritable bladder,potency generally uses 3x or Q .Its acts well on women and girls with a tendency to cry and repeated multiple complains.A lot of headache,starting at the back of head and drawing towards.Pains in the limbs back and lumber area(small of the back) period arrives too copiously,too early and with spasmic pains.Cutting pains in blader.Besides this starting of menses improves all conditions.Thanks Dr.Robert Field to remind us about this wonderful medicine that was really out of mind when we get sepia,mag phos,and women friend cal phos.Your sincerely,malaker

wonderful improve and cured female scanty meneses completely . I have female new married very scanty
cured by sencioQ
God is very kind given the baby to that women,Homoeopathic
belived the similar symptom of patient and the remedy.

Did you ever try Apis 30 and Mag phos 3x.Apis has shown better result for ovarian cyst.Please give a try if any progress is found within a month then replace Mag phos with Cal sulph 3x and continue Apis. Thanks

Respected Sir
Thanks for the useful info about Sepia The great female remedy . i am a new user of your site and i hope i will gate more beneficial info which could help me to find the best remedy for my paitent
Thanks
Dr. Imran Ansari

My wife used senecio-q-10ml nd aletris10ml for abt a week for irregular mense prblm prescribd by a doctr after more than 40days of last LMP and today we tested through a pregnanancy-card resulted positiv.
now we r in concern that will these cause adverse effect or post birth effect on the foetus or moscarriage ??? Shud we go for abortion ??